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 12 Feb 2025

Panasonic’s Aquarea Loop transforms retrofit heating and cooling

Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has introduced the Aquarea Loop, a new decentralised water-to-air heat pump designed for optimal energy efficiency. This system operates with a low-temperature central water loop of 20° - 30°C year-round, ... 
L-r: Panasonic Heating & Cooling Europe CEO Hiroshi Komatsubara; FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta; Panasonic Heating & Cooling Spain country manager Marc Díaz.
 12 Feb 2025

FC Barcelona and Panasonic agree contract for Espai Barça

FC Barcelona and Panasonic have signed a sponsorship agreement whereby the Japanese multinational will become the new 'Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Provider' for Espai Barça for four seasons up to 30 June 2028. This association adds another ... 
 12 Feb 2025

Star Refrigeration launches low charge ammonia chiller

Star Refrigeration has launched the latest generation of its award-winning Azanechiller, which continues to set an industry benchmark for efficiency, safety, durability, and sustainability. The newly introduced Azanechiller 3.0 is an industrial air-... 
John Billson, managing director and Greg Cattell, purchasing director at Beijer Ref UK & Ireland, handing the award to Davide Bianco, senior sales manager EMEA-SA, Modine.
 11 Feb 2025

Modine takes home Beijer Ref UK & Ireland 'Supplier of the Year' Award

At the 20th annual Beijer Ref UK & Ireland supplier dinner, held recently in York, Modine was named the ‘Supplier of the Year’ for 2024.... 
 11 Feb 2025

Carrier expands apprenticeship programme

Carrier is expanding its apprenticeship programme in the UK. Building on the successful launch of its new Academy in Bracknell and the appointment of a dedicated apprenticeship programme lead in 2024, Carrier aims to recruit at least 17 apprentices ... 
 11 Feb 2025

HPA launches annual service checklists

The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has launched new air-, ground-, and water-to-water heat pump annual service checklists developed by its Technical Working Group. These checklists outline the recommended minimum annual service checks for heat pump ... 
 11 Feb 2025

UK Construction Week and CIBSE unite for key Net Zero insights at London event

UK Construction Week (UKCW) has partnered with CIBSE for its upcoming event at ExCeL London from 7-9 May 2025. As part of this collaboration, CIBSE will contribute content to the Net Zero Hub, focusing on crucial topics, including the UK Net Zero ... 
 6 Feb 2025

Johnson Controls appoints Joakim Weidemanis as CEO

Johnson Controls has appointed Joakim Weidemanis as chief executive officer effective 12 March, following the company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. He succeeds George R. Oliver following a thorough succession planning process.... 
 6 Feb 2025

Kooltech appoints Donna-Marie Smith as strategic applied marketing manager

Kooltech has appointed Donna-Marie Smith as strategic applied marketing manager. With over 25 years of experience in HVACR, Smith joins from the PR and marketing agency HVAC Communications. She previously worked at LG Electronics as B2B product ... 
 6 Feb 2025

Michele Martello appointed as chief solution marketing officer at Carel

Carel has appointed Michele Martello as chief solution marketing officer, effective 1 January 2025. In this role, he will define the strategic priorities and objectives for Carel’s solutions in the HVAC, refrigeration, and services sectors.... 
 3 Feb 2025

Clivet appoints six new hires

At the end of 2024, Clivet Group UK achieved the Fastest Growing Subsidiary Award at the 3rd Edition General Manager’s Bootcamp in Milan. This milestone has prompted the company to expand its team to support its growth:... 
 30 Jan 2025

Conex Bänninger leads the ‘press-fit’ revolution targeting apprentices at the start of their career

Conex Bänninger is promoting press-fit to a new generation of apprentices by developing relationships with colleges across the country.... 
 27 Jan 2025

Condair expands team with two new recruits

Condair has recently appointed Jordan Stevens as its new sales manager and Colin Turnbull as installation manager. Stevens joins Condair with over 10 years of experience in sales management and Turnbull with over 20 years of experience in the HVACR ... 
 20 Jan 2025

Talon welcomes new regional sales manager

Talon Manufacturing has appointed Daniel McGlinchey as its new regional sales manager in its Central Region, covering the area around the Midlands. Bringing a wealth of experience in account management and business development, McGlinchey is set to ... 
 16 Jan 2025

New Condair podcast on cleanroom humidity

Humidity control specialist, Condair, has released a new podcast on how to control humidity in cleanrooms. In this 10-minute interview, Dave Marshall-George, sales director at Condair, explains how to manage air humidity in tightly controlled ... 
 16 Jan 2025

ASERCOM Convention 2025: three perspectives on the future of the RACHP industry

ASERCOM has released the programme for the ASERCOM Convention 2025, its flagship event for the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) industry, to be held in Brussels on 24 January 2025.... 
 15 Jan 2025

HiiLIFE appointed as official Samsung Climate Solutions distributor in Ireland

HiiLIFE, a leading technology provider for the construction sector, has been appointed as the official Samsung Climate Solutions distributor in Ireland.... 
 15 Jan 2025

BESA appoints first chief operating officer

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed its first chief operating officer as part of a major strategic transformation.... 
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